Series set in near future in which humanity has been nearly defeated by viral beings

News coming out of this weekend's Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival 2013 included plans to adapt Shiden Kanzaki and Saku Ukai's Black Bullet light novel series into anime. The near future heroic action series follows the remains of humanity, living in reduced territory after our species has been defeated by viral beings. The young hero and his girl partner take a mission from the government to do something about the predicament.

Staff involved includes:

Director: Masayuki Kojima (Monster, Master Keaton, Bottom Biting Bug)

Assistant Director: Hiroshi Ikehata

Series Composition: Tatsuhiko Urahata (Haganai, Oreshira, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere)